City of Gold

March 9th-28th & August 31st-September 17th 2006

Through avalanche and deluge and drought, across prairies and deserts and jungles, we have endured poisoned arrows and frostbite, massacres, mud and mutiny to find glory, fame, adventure, fortune, and most of all: GOLD!

Welcome to a hybrid theatrical world infused with the mania for gold. Conquistadors wearing thigh-high leather boots hold miniature galleons in their hands and search for El Dorado. Their journey through the New World becomes a dark dance to the falsetto demands of the Queen wailing orders to the servants of her conquest into a microphone. Meanwhile, five nineteenth-century Americans race headlong into the madness of the gold rush, encountering fellow lost souls as they battle to strike it rich, or simply survive. Raucous burlesque dance sequences, delicate objects, a capella song, electric bass, atmospheric soundscapes, and raw physical movement accompany the absurd actions of these haunted, gleeful travelers, each struck dumb by superhuman allure.

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Developed By
Amanda Deutch, Julie Hammond, Mark Hayes, Erin Leddy, Faith Helma, Timothy Scarrot, Jonathan Walters & James Wilson

Director- Jonathan Walters

Performers (Spring 2006)
Salesman/Conquistador: Julie Hammond
Preacher/Priest: Mark Hayes
Edith/Conquistador: Faith Helma
Gussie/Swiftwater Bill/Conquistador: Erin Leddy
Mayor/Queen: Timothy Scarrott

Performers (Fall 2006)
Salesman/Conquistador: Julie Hammond
Preacher/Priest: Jerry Tischleder
Edith/Conquistador: Faith Helma
Gussie/Swiftwater Bill/Conquistador: Erin Leddy
Mayor/Queen: Stephen Beaudoin

Stage Manager (Spring): Gillian Tabler
Stage Manager (Fall): Alex Heubsch

Dramaturgs: Amanda Deutch, James Wilson, Alex Heubsch
Set/Lighting Design: Peter Ksander
Props & Objects on Wheels: Dawn Panttaja
Puppets & Art Objects: Jennica Blanchard & Drew Dannhorn
Costume Design: Carly Jane

Original Music :
("North American" themes)Kate O'Brien & Jay Clarke
("Conquistador" themes)Luxury Yacht
("Slaughter")Seth Nehil

Technical Direction: Craig Annsa
Music Recording & Engineering: Timothy Stollenwerk
Mix Master: David Chandler
House Manager: Alanna Degner
Production Manager: Dana Hyland
Graphic Design: Stephen Pozgay
Set Construction: Peter Ksander, Craig Annsa, Bethie Annsa, Casey Whistler, Erin Leddy, Mark Hayes, Julie Hammond, Timothy Scarrott, Gillian Tabler, Faith Helma, Jonathan Walters, Laura Bender